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Designer, gardening and lifestyle expert P. Allen Smith presents “How to Get More Out of Your Garden than a Backache” during a book signing and lecture 4-5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13,in the Colony Room of the Williamsburg Lodge, Colonial Williamsburg, according to a news release. The author and television host takes his audience on a design tour of the latest trends and how to apply texture, color and plants inside and outside the garden home. Smith also shares some simple techniques professional designers use to make the most of a space and achieve an eye-catcing effect. His presentation concludes with a question-and-answer session. Smith is the host of two public television...

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Designer, gardening and lifestyle expert P. Allen Smith presents “How to Get More Out of Your Garden than a Backache” during a book signing and lecture 4-5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13,in the Colony Room of the Williamsburg Lodge, Colonial Williamsburg,...

Chef Patrick Evans-Hylton will host a food tasting and book launch for his latest cookbook, “Dishing Up Virginia,” from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at The Mariners’ Museum in Newport News.
Evans-Hylton will be on hand to sign copies of “Dishing Up...

Home cooks can hone their skills by enrolling in the Casual Gourmet series of cooking classes presented by the Culinary Institute of Virginia in Norfolk.
Class topics include “Sushi 101,” “Pizza from Scratch,” “Make Your Own Ice Cream” and “Thai and...

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Baking requires exact measurements of flour and other ingredients, but the finished product is something harder to quantify.
Carolyn Burke remembers a man who drove up from Raleigh, N.C., to buy her silver-dollar biscuits for his...

From sprinkling reindeer food to opening presents with grandparents on Skype, family traditions are what make the holidays memorable. Here are some special traditions beloved by local families. Perhaps you will find an idea to fit within your own...

Since 2010, Farm Fresh has offered color-coded nutrition tags on more than 2,500 center store food items. Now, the nutrition iQ® program has been expanded to include signage in the fresh produce, meats, bakery and seafood sections.The concept is...

The Cake Boss is coming to town.Buddy Valastro, the baker and star of TLC’s “Cake Boss,” will present an interactive show at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 in Norfolk’s Chrysler Hall. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, June 10.In his “Bakin’ with the Boss” tour,...

On a muggy, buggy afternoon, Ashley Moss brushes damp strands of blonde hair away from her face.Nearby beach-goers are enjoying the sun and sand along the Yorktown waterfront, but Moss and her crew are hard at work setting up a catering event behind the...

When Travis Brust, executive chef at the Williamsburg Inn, works in the kitchen, you can bet he has a bunch of herbs in his hand — whether he's fixing for 10 at home or 100 at the grand hotel.
"At the Inn, herbs are important to us because of...

Figs are ripening and ready for eating, and fig lovers like me look forward to this time of year.
Serve them as an appetizer wrapped in prosciutto and drizzled with olive oil. Make a fig-cabernet sauce to accompany meats. Bake a delectable fig tart.
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Moms turn to it in times of need, and kids yearn for it — a box of chicken nuggets. But a quick dinner doesn't have to be in the backseat of the car. Here are some spots where kids can eat free at a dinner table.
The locations listed below have been...

When Kim Dean-Hatfield was growing up, she and her family would eat at a casual Mexican restaurant on Route 17 in York County.The restaurant is now called the Cactus, and Hatfield, 43, has been its manager since November. She and her brother, Bobby...

Fall is the ideal time to plant garlic for savory summer harvests.No room to grow this close relative to the onion? You need little room if you plant it in a Garlic Grow Bag, $14.95, and place it on your porch or patio. Plant each bag with 18 to 20...

Come Tuesday, if you aren't marching in a parade or eating a King cake in celebration of Carnival or Mardi Gras, there's a good chance you'll be eating pancakes.
That is the other traditional food of Fat Tuesday.
Also known as Shrove Tuesday, the eve...

The Five-Alarm Festival & Chili Cook-Off returns to downtown Hampton’s Carousel Park on Saturday, Oct. 1. Hours are noon to 4 p.m.
This year, teams will put their secret chili recipes to the test beginning at noon with a public cook-off lasting...

Cole's wildbird seed offers these recipes for making homemade treats for birds in you yard. For hangers, use red ribbon, natural twine, wool or raffia, suggests owner Elaine Cole.
"In spring, when the treats are gone, the birds can use the...

So I've been a complete couch potato while watching the Olympics at every possible opportunity. In fact, I should probably be writing about withdrawal from TV sports immersion, but instead I'm going to pass along some nutritional tips to help myself...

When Ashley Nicole Korff slid a kickboxing tape into the family's DVD player, it signaled the start of a new life for her."This is awesome," she recalls thinking in the August before she started eighth grade. In the next seven months, she...